Ingrid Arnett, spokesperson for the Southwest Portland tourist destination, told us the improvements “anticipate continued growth and are a response to a growing
interest in Japanese art, history and culture.”

Attendance, membership
and donations have all risen steadily in recent years, garden officials said, with 270,218 people visiting the placid space near the Rose Test Garden in Washington Park during 2013.

Although the budget and timing for the project have not been announced, planners have filed a basic design concept with the city.

Artist Dan Aguayo of The Oregonian has worked the design into the following infographic. Take a look.

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